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Ivanka Trump heading to Berlin for W20 summit

US President Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka Trump will be paying an official visit to Germany next week. She will be participating in the W20 summit in Berlin.

Ivanka Trump will be traveling to the German capital Berlin at the invitation of Chancellor Angela Merkel to participate in the so-called W20 (Women 20) summit - an initiative led by women of 20 countries.

On her visit to Berlin Ivanka Trump will also tour a technical school. The younger Trump praised Germany's apprenticeship programs earlier, telling the German economics periodical "Wirtschaftswoche" that Germany was an "absolute trailblazer" in the field of providing training for successful careers, and that the German system of apprenticeships was a good example for a partnership between public and private bodies.

Trump also said that she hoped to learn innovative ways of professional training in Germany and bring these ideas back to the United States in order to modernize apprenticeship models in the US, such as the "dual system" which provides an apprenticeship alongside university education.

The unusual life of Ivanka Trump

Child of divorce

12-year-old Ivanka Trump and her father, business magnate Donald Trump, peek over the crowd at the U.S. Open in New York, 1994. Ivanka Marie Trump was born in 1981 as the second child of Czech-American model Ivana Trump and Donald. Her parents divorced when she was 10 years old.

The unusual life of Ivanka Trump

Patchwork family

Ivanka Trump, holding her younger half-sister Tiffany, takes a picture with Donald Trump and his second wife Marla on her father's 50th birthday. Ivanka is one of four siblings.

The unusual life of Ivanka Trump

Teenage model

16-year-old Ivanka Trump closes Thierry Mugler's haute couture show in Paris, 1997. Trump started modeling at the early age of 15 for Mugler and the likes of Versace and Paco Rabanne.

The unusual life of Ivanka Trump

Seeking a role model

Teenage Ivanka Trump looks at her father, the multi-billionaire Donald Trump, at a polo club in Bridgehampton, New York, 1997.

The unusual life of Ivanka Trump

Multi-million business woman

Ivanka Trump speaks during the Ivanka Trump Collection runway launch in New York in 2012. Trump made a name for herself with her own multi-million-dollar businesses. She has sold everything from diaper bags and baby shoes to clothing and jewelry.

The unusual life of Ivanka Trump

Partners in crime

Ivanka und Donald Trump laugh at the Trump Tower Mall opening in Istanbul, 2012. Ivanka joined the family business in 2005 and, together with her two brothers Donald Jr. and Eric, has been acting as executive vice-president of the Trump Organization. She announced she would be taking a formal leave of absence from both the Trump Organization after her father took office.

The unusual life of Ivanka Trump

Family life

Ivanka Trump, and her husband Jared Kushner step off of Air Force One with their children as they arrive in West Palm Beach, 2017. Trump and Kushner got married in 2009 and have three children together.

The unusual life of Ivanka Trump

Leading role in Trump campaign

Ivanka Trump addresses supporters of her father's campaign in South Carolina, 2016. She had a central role in Donald Trump's campaign and has been regarded as a mobilizer for female voters in support of Trump.

The unusual life of Ivanka Trump

Way into the White House

Ivanka Trump und German Chancellor Angela Merkel whisper during a roundtable discussion in the Cabinet Room of the White House in March 2017. Last week the president's daughter came under fire for announcing she would become an advisor, without a specific title, but with an office in the White House.

The unusual life of Ivanka Trump

New job as official government employee

Following criticism from ethics experts of her informal role in the White House, Ivanka Trump announced on Wednesday, she will become an official government employee. Her work as a presidential family member taking office in the White House, alongside her husband, continues to raise eyebrows.